Presidential campaign, 1948

Thomas E. Dewey stands on the rear of the "Dewey Victory Special" during a stop in Davis, California. The photograph was taken from the crowd by Babe Goncalves.

President Harry S. Truman stands on the rear of a train during a stop on the Whistlestop campaign in Sacramento, California. The photograph was taken from the crowd by Babe Goncalves.

Governor of California and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Earl Warren surveys the crowd from the rear of the "Dewey Victory Special" during a stop in Davis, California. On the rear of the train are, from left to right: Virginia Warren, Mrs. Nina Warren, and Earl Warren.

President Harry S. Truman (at microphone) addresses the crowd during a stop on his Whistlestop campaign in Sacramento, California. This photograph was taken from the crowd by Babe Goncalves.

President Harry S. Truman surveys the crowd from the rear of a train during a stop in Sacramento, California.

President Harry S. Truman greets the crowd from the rear of a train during a stop on the Whistlestop campaign in Sacramento, California. He is leaning down to shake hands with a member of the crowd. All others in the photo are unidentified.

Thomas E. Dewey on the rear of the "Dewey Victory Special" train during a stop in Davis, California. Taken from the crowd by Babe Goncalves.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, and Margaret Truman smile on the rear of a train during a stop on the Whistlestop campaign in Sacramento, California. The picture was taken from the audience by Babe Goncalves.

Margaret Truman on the rear of a train during a stop on the Whistlestop campaign of her father, President Harry S. Truman, in Sacramento, California. Picture taken from the crowd by Babe Goncalves.

The front page of the Chicago Daily Tribune, showing the headline and story indicating, "Dewey Defeats Truman."